Virtual Workshop 2021

Methods in Experimental Neurosciences: From Fundamentals to Clinics

February 10 - 12, 2021

Department of Physiology, University of Bern

Organizers:

Mario Acuña, Carolina Gutiérrez Herrera, Fabian Voigt, René Muri and Shankar Sachidhanandam.
Depts. of Neurology and Physiology, University of Bern; Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich

Speakers:

Prof. Martin Heine, Institute for Developmental Biology and Neurobiology, University of Mainz
Dr. David Perrais, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience, CNRS, Bordeaux
Dr. Mario Acuña, Department of Physiology, University of Bern
Dr. Robert Ganley, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich
Prof. Tobias Nef, ARTORG, University of Bern
Dr. Maxime Baud, Neurology, University Hospital Bern
Dr. Gerd Tinkhauser, Neurology, University Hospital Bern
Dr. Aurélie Manuel Stocker, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, CHUV and Neurology, University Hospital Bern
Dr. Carolina Gutiérrez Herrera, DMBR, University of Bern
Prof. Athina Tzovara, Institute of Computer Science, University of Bern
Dr. Fabian Voigt, Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich
Dr. Florian Jug, Center for Systems Biology Dresden, MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience are requested to present a short talk (10 minutes) about their research projects. Please send the title and a short abstract of your presentation not later than January 30, 2021 to: shankar.sachidhanandam@unibe.ch

Credits: 2 ECTS points for short talks

The workshop is open for non-participants of the BENEFRI Ph.D. program in Neuroscience. Guests are welcome. Please register immediatly. The number of participants is limited!

Deadline for registration : January 30, 2021

Program:

Wednesday, February 10

09:30 - 09:40	Introduction (Shankar Sachidhanandam, Physiology Bern)
09:40 - 12:00	Session 1: Mechanisms in synaptic transmission and plasticity (Shankar Sachidhanandam, Physiology Bern)
09:40 - 10:40	Dynamic organization of presynaptic calcium channels (Martin Heine, Institute for Developmental Biology and Neurobiology, Mainz, Abstracts )
10:40 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00	Imaging of post-synaptic receptor endocytosis and recycling to decipher its role in synaptic transmission and plasticity (David Perrais, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, Bordeaux, Abstracts )
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch break
13:30 - 14:30	Short talks by students >>
14:30 - 17:00	Session 2: Understanding central mechanisms of pain (Mario Acuña, Physiology Bern)
14:30 - 15:30	Dissecting pain circuits using chemogenetics, optogenetics and targeted cell ablation (Robert Ganley, Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Zurich, Abstracts )
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00	Cortical alterations underlying chronic pain (Mario Acuña, Physiology Bern, Abstracts )

Thursday, February 11

09:30 - 12:00	Session 3: Clinical applications of new methods in neuroscience Part I (René Muri, Neurology Bern)
09:30 - 10:30	Digital Biomarkers for Human Behavior – Current State of the Art and Perspectives (Tobias Nef, ARTORG Bern, Abstracts )
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00	EEG in mice and men: from neuronal currents to brain activity (Maxime Baud, Neurology Bern, Abstracts )
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch break
13:30 - 14:30	Short talks by students >>
14:30 - 17:00	Session 4: Clinical applications of new methods in neuroscience Part II (René Muri, Neurology Bern)
14:30 - 15:30	Principles and steps toward tailored deep brain stimulation in movement disorders (Gerd Tinkhauser, Neurology Bern, Abstracts )
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00	New technological approaches for precision neurorehabilitation (Aurélie Manuel Stocker, CHUV & Neurology Bern, Abstracts )

Friday, February 12

09:30 - 12:00	Session 5: Sleep, sensory processing and consciousness (Carolina Gutiérrez Herrera, DMBR Bern)
09:30 - 10:30	Circuit perspective of thalamic regulation of sleep and cognition (Carolina Gutiérrez Herrera, DMBR Bern, Abstracts )
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00	Neural dynamics of auditory processing in coma (Athina Tzovara, Institute of Computer Science Bern, Abstracts )
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch break
13:30 - 14:30	Short talks by students >>
14:30 - 17:00	Session 6: Tutorial on Light sheet microscopy and Image Analysis (Fabian Voigt, Brain Research Institute Zurich)
14:30 - 15:30	The mesoSPIM initiative - open-source light-sheet microscopes for imaging large cleared tissue samples (Fabian Voigt, Brain Research Institute Zurich, Abstracts )
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00	Deep Learning for Microscopy - old problems and new solutions (Florian Jug, MPI Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Dresden, Abstracts )

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